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Search phrase: breaker

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.10endless liar, an hourly promise-breaker, the owner of noendlesse Lyar, an hourely promise-breaker, the owner of no
CoriolanusCor I.viii.2.1Worse than a promise-breaker.Worse then a Promise-breaker.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.75A law-breaker, a villain: yield thee, thief.A Law-breaker, a Villaine: yeeld thee Theefe.
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.117have his bargain, for he was never yet a breaker ofhaue his bargaine, for he was neuer yet a Breaker of
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.238sanguine coward, this bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker,sanguine Coward, this Bed-presser, this Hors-back-breaker,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.80Cardinal, I'll be no breaker of the law;Cardinall, Ile be no breaker of the Law:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.852 Or kings be breakers of their own behests? Or Kings be breakers of their owne behestes?

Glossary

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break-promisepromise-breaker
break-vowbreaker of promises
roarerroaring wave, thundering breaker

Thesaurus

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agreement, breaker of anforfeiter
breaker of an agreementforfeiter
breaker of promisesbreak-vow
breaker, thunderingroarer
promise-breakerbreak-promise
promise-breakerbreak-vow
thundering breakerroarer

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BREAKPEOPLEbreaker n, horse-back-breaker n, law-breaker n
BREAKSPEECHpromise-breaker n
HORSEPEOPLEhorse-back-breaker n
LAWPEOPLElaw-breaker n
PROMISEPEOPLEpromise-breaker n

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